Dragons Selected to SIAC All-Conference Teams; Superlatives Announced

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the SIAC Football Coaches Association recently announced its All-Conference Football Team, All-Academic Team and Superlative Awards for the 2008 season. Named to the All Conference Offensive 1st Team were Dragon Tight End Robert Smith and Lineman Eric Martiner. The Defensive 1st Team includes Dragon Defensive Back Derrick Shelton, while the Special Teams 1st Team includes Punt Returner Jackie Chambers.

Members of the All-Conference 2nd team include Wide Receiver Jackie Chambers on Offense, and Defensive Back Tyren Futch on Defense. Shun Gutierrez won 2nd team Special Teams honors as the Place Kicker and Punter.

Dragon Tight End Robert Smith, a Biology major, was tapped as a member of the 2008 All- Academic Team with a 3.54 grade point average.

Rounding out the superlatives is Defensive Back Tyren Futch who was named Freshman of the Year. During the course of the football season, Futch had 30 unassisted tackles.

The SIAC All-Conference, All-Academic and Superlative Award winners will be formally recognized at the SIAC Football Awards Luncheon on Friday, December 5, 2008 in Columbia, SC.

Public Radio at Lane College

The rustic ambience of the Cybercafé and the smooth jazz grooves wafting from the ceiling proved to be the perfect setting for the first of future visits to Lane College by the Memphis-based Public Radio Station WKNO-FM as it conducted its annual fall pledge drive. Several Jackson residents arrived on campus and were interviewed about their ties to public radio. Among those persons interviewed was President McClure, who spoke of the College’s avid support of public radio and the close partnership that exists between Lane College and WKNO. During an extensive interview that was conducted by WKNO personality Kacky Walton, the President proudly spoke of the College’s academic standards, increased enrollment, campus expanse, building program, and other items of interest to Ms. Walton and the 100,000-persons public radio audience that was listening across the mid-south. At the end of the day, the effusive WKNO employees expressed their immense gratitude to the College for its hospitality and for the fine atmosphere that the Cybercafé provided. With exuberance, they stated that they can hardly wait to return next year.

McWherter Scholars Selected

The College has received official notification from the Honorable Senator Roy Herron (D-Dresden) that two Lane College students have been selected as Ned McWherter Scholars for the 2008-’09 academic year.

Carolyn Jamese Johnson and Elon C. Brice, a sophomore and junior, respectively, were selected from among several applicants for this coveted award.

Johnson, the reigning Miss Lane College, is the daughter of Teresa Johnson and James Johnson, and is a native of Jackson. The JCM graduate is a biology major with a 3.8 grade point average. Brice is the son of Doretha Brice and Arthur Lee Brice. He is, likewise, a native Jacksonian and Liberty High School graduate majoring in Business Administration with a 3.4 grade point average. Each student will receive a $5,000 stipend along with the opportunity to work with Senator Herron during the course of this school year both in Dresden and at the State Capitol in Nashville. They will also receive academic credit for their work while in the program.

The Ned McWherter Scholars Program, established in honor of the former governor from Dresden, is intended to encourage academically superior Tennessee high school graduates to attend college in Tennessee. The monetary award is funded by the State of Tennessee on a yearly basis. Awards are made in equal installments each semester throughout the academic year.

Lane to Celebrate Homecoming 2008

Homecoming Week at Lane College marks an annual tradition of alumni being welcomed home, and faculty and staff visiting with former students. The Homecoming Committee, chaired by Ms. Darlette Carver Samuels, Executive Assistant to the President, is confident that this year’s Homecoming Celebration will be bigger and better than ever. Lane’s Homecoming celebration is traditionally the largest event that annually occurs in the City of Jackson, pouring more than $3 million dollars into the local economy and boosting Jackson’s population by an estimated 10,000 persons during the 3-day weekend. The Homecoming Committee is taking advantage of this opportunity to maximize the week-long event beginning on Monday, October 20 and ending on Sunday, October 26, 2008, and giving more young alumni and friends of the College a chance to be a part of the celebration. This year’s theme is Freedom In The Ballot – Faith In The Future which seeks to emphasize the historic nature and importance of the impending Presidential election. For a complete listing of the calendar of events, click on the following link: Homecoming 2008.

Scholarship Announcements

New UNCF Scholarship, Fellowship and Research Opportunities

• Freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior Interdisciplinary Studies majors, and students with specific intentions of teaching in science, technology, or mathematics disciplines with a 2.75+ gpa are eligible to apply for the UNCF/Siemens Teacher Education Scholarship valued at $4,400. Eligible students can apply at www.uncf.org. The deadline is Friday, October 3, 2008.



• Sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the State of California with a 2.8+ gpa are eligible to apply for the UNCF/Farmers Insurance Group Emerging Scholars Program for 2008 valued at $7,500. Eligible students can apply at www.uncf.org. The deadline is Monday, October 27, 2008.



• Sophomores, juniors, seniors with a 2.5+ gpa are eligible to apply for the UNC/Wells Fargo Scholarship valued at $2,000. Students must reside in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. Eligible students can apply at www.uncf.org. The deadline is Friday, October 31, 2008.



• Sophomore engineering majors with a 3.0+ gpa are eligible to apply for the Marathon Oil Corporation/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program valued at $15,000 and an 8 to 10 week summer internship at Marathon operations Eligible students can apply at www.uncf.org. The deadline is Saturday, November 1, 2008.



• Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a 2.5+ gpa are eligible to apply for the UNCF General Scholarship valued at $5,000. Eligible students can apply at www.uncf.org. The deadline is Friday, May 15, 2009.

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